Fall trip to Arkansas

Well, we survived another trip- and it is getting easier.  Tucker is finally old enough to watch movies with Griffin and eat in the car, so we made record time- 9 hours going and 9 1/2 coming home.  For those who have made the trip from Searcy to Austin, that may not sound that fast.  For those that have made it with infants and toddlers, I think you would agree we were flying! :)

The trip itself was great as always.  It was short, but jam-packed.  On Friday we went to Greenbrier where my aunt and uncle live.  We met them for lunch, along with my sister and Lily (they came over from N little rock).  We went to a pumpkin patch (most of my pictures are from here) and later went to watch my uncle's HS football team play.  It was a great atmosphere and they won, which made it all the better.  On Saturday we spent the day with Nathan's parents and Justin and Julie and Shelby came that evening.  We played at the park and had a nice evening.  Sunday was full of church, meals, and family, and it was nice to not have to go home until Monday.  We miss our family and love our visits, but it is good to be back home also.

State Cross Country

This past weekend was the State Cross Country Meet for TAPPS.  My girls have worked hard all season, running in races every Saturday to prepare for this race.  Our goal was to win State and it was a goal that we thought we had a chance to accomplish.  We faced some setbacks, including an injury to one of our top runners, but were still able to finish 4th in the State and had a runner in the top 10 (6th).  Although we did not reach our goal, the girls ran well and I am proud of them and am looking forward to next season

Community Helper Week

Last week was community helper week at Children's Ark.  On Tuesday we were visited by a Police Officer who gave the kids lots of good safety information.  On Thursday the fire truck came to school.  These visits were made even better since Giriifn's class got to see both visitors with our class and Tucker's class got to see the fire truck.  He was cautious, but interested.  It was a fun week and very informational as well.

Fry's Fun Farm

This year I am teaching at Children's Ark, so it was a little different experience than past years.  Nathan was also able to come and see the boys- something he had not been able to do at his old job- so that was special for the boys.  Griffin had done this before, but this was new to Tucker and he loved the "mals" (animals).  It was a great day with great weather. 

Smith Sick Ward

This was a couple of weeks ago, but I am behind on my posts.  We are all well now and hopefully will stay that way for a while